Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World (49 page)

Soap Nut Shampoo,
19
–
20

Shampoo Bars

Homemade,
17

Peppermint-Rosemary,
154
–
55

Shaving cuts, bleeding from,
30

Shaving oil,
26

Shipping pallets, for compost bin,
230
–
31
,
231

Shovel, sharpening,
183

Silk, washing,
78

Silky Cream moisturizer,
127
–
28

Sink, cleaning,
71

Sinuses, irritated,
34

Skin Butter, Cocoa Puff,
125
–
26

Skin care

Body Polish/Hand Scrub,
29

body washing,
28

Cocoa Puff Skin Butter,
125
–
26

face washing,
27
–
28

facial,
25

for irritations,
30
,
33
,
111
,
113

moisturizers (see Moisturizing creams)

for shaving,
26

Skin-Healing Salve,
122
–
23

Skin-Healing Salve,
122
–
23

Skin irritations,
30
,
33
,
111
,
113

Slaughtering a chicken,
165
–
73
,
166
,
171

Sleeplessness,
35

Slow compost,
226
,
232
–
33

Smoker, bee, how to use,
283

Soaker hose, for watering garden,
222

Soap.
See also
Soap making

in homemade laundry detergent,
75
–
76
,
77

testing pH of,
163
,
164

Soap making

cautions about,
151
,
159
,
161

easy method,
148
–
50

Almost Castile Soap,
154

Genuine Castile Soap,
150
–
53

Peppermint-Rosemary Shampoo Bar,
154
–
55

equipment for,
149
–
50

hard method,
157
–
162

Soap nuts

for gray water,
81

for washing laundry,
78
,
82

Soap Nut Shampoo,
19
–
20

Soap Scum and Bathtub Ring Cleansers,
74

Soapwort,
18
–
19

in Garden-Grown Shampoo,
18
–
19

for washing delicate fabrics,
78

Sodium hydroxide, in soap making,
148
–
49
.
See also specific soap recipes

Soft Scrub,
72

Soil

compost for
(see
Compost or Composting)

preparing

for fruit trees,
193

for vegetable garden bed,
181
–
84

Soil tests,
181
–
82
,
182

Solar cooker

making,
255
–
56
,
257

safety with,
258

setting up,
256
,
258
,
258

uses for,
259
,
259

when to use,
256

Sore throat,
34
,
109
,
110

Soup.
See also
Stock

Dog’s Pot, The,
55
–
57

Quick Soup,
53
–
54

Sourdough starter

how to make and maintain,
60

for
Vollkornbrot
,
59

Spacer frame, for cutout bee acquisition,
283
,
286

Spelt

Italian Fried Rice,
52
–
53

Spray bottles, for homemade cleaning products,
69

Spray for Greasy Surfaces,
70

Stains, laundry,
81
,
83

Staples, for cooking,
42

Starter strip, on beehive frames,
272
,
274

Stinging nettles

foraging for,
113
–
14
,
113

making fertilizer from,
187
–
88

Stings, bee, wasp, and hornet,
30

Stock

Vegetable Stock,
44
–
45

Whole Chicken Stock,
46
–
47

Stomach upset,
35
,
109

Stove and Oven Cleaners,
73

Strains, muscle,
33

Stuffy head,
34

Styling gel, hair,
24

Sugar water, for bee acquisition,
278
–
79
,
283
,
285
,
286

Sunburn,
31

Super-Natural Disinfectant,
71

Swarm capture, for bee acquisition,
275
,
277
–
80

Swarm lure, for baiting nuc box,
280

Sweet potatoes, vs. yams,
105

Sweet Potato Farm,
104
–
7
,
106

Switchel,
67

Synthetic fabrics, washing,
78

T

Tallow, in soap making,
157
,
159
,
161

Tampons, sea sponge,
145

Tea, black, for sunburn,
31

Tea, willow bark,
34
,
34

Tea, worm, as plant tonic,
247

Tea stains,
81

Terry cloth towels, alternative to,
78

Thread, for basic mending,
84

Throat infections,
109
.
See also
Sore throat

Thyme, for coughs,
32

Timer, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
220

Tinctures, herbal,
115
,
118
–
19
,
119

Toilet, dry

building,
236
,
237
–
39

composting humanure from,
239
–
41

ready-made,
238

Toilet Bowl Cleaners,
72

Tomato sauce stains,
81

Tomato seeds, saving,
190

Toothbrush, alternatives to,
11
–
13

Tooth cloths,
11

Tooth Powder, Homemade,
14

Towels, flour sack vs. terry,
78

Transplanting seedlings,
178
,
179
–
80

Trees.
See also
Fruit trees

suitable for toothbrush twigs,
12
,
13

Twigs, for tooth cleaning,
12
,
13

U

Universal Spray, Almost,
70

Upset stomach,
35
,
109

V

Valerian, for sleeplessness or anxiety,
35

Vegetable garden

compost for (see Compost or Composting)

drip irrigation for,
218
–
22
,
219
,
220
–
21

fertilizer for,
187
–
88

grow lights for,
185
–
86

preparing planting bed for,
181
–
84

saving seeds from,
189
–
91

seedling flats for,
223
,
224
,
225